Detachable heel for boots and shoes



II-l. ASHER DETACHABLE HEEL FOR BOOTS AND SHOES Filed Aug. 1'7, 1927 lillDlElTACHAIlES E lie hee be and eheee el? the type in which u ineal heeeer helder plate eeeured te Jdie heel liftj Sele er other perinanenl' ia'la el' ille heet er shoe is previded upen er in ,ils under 'lincewilili rihs er slels elf deve lail er ecniivelene .l'ernr adapled te bee11- gagljed hy eeriespending elelte er ribs in er upen la delai, ine;imi-t which 'ie applied in pesitien hy elid- 'ngg lengiiudinally uih rxf'ipeet lie lie rilee er :allele rllhe present invention has; aineng'ile ehjei-*ei te prei/ide an irnpi'ei'ed and an effeeliiveeenellrueiuien el such heels and shoes, Wlierehy The riiiplaeeinenl: errenewal ell the detach.- ahle heel er eele may he lz're'ililualzed andwherehy the heel er Sele may be fixed in the pesilzien el uee Wilheul,the neCeSSary use el. any

leele.

ln luieu'n eenelruetiene eli heele and Slieee elt the type referred imthe nei-unal `peeimen el the delzuzhal'ih-i heel er Sele hawl heendeter-` ihe ilfrenl; parl e'i the-pad er wxaring part` ahum and 'helziller heine :fixed in neeilien hy menue dif-inaeed at: the rein? parlieilV lhe heel. :herding le lilielmventiein in a heet er ehee el' the'iyne :u e-:iiied the haee er helder plaie .ie previifled with a,de.vnwaull5,Y extend,- in Flange hy whieh the nermal 'position elf 'thedeflaehehle heel er Sele is determined and whieh 'e--eperztesi withn'leane upon lille de laehahle heel er Sele lier preventing the ,lef/-ler dehiehahle heel. er suele 'i'r'ein eiidine; eut

ei pei-zitien. The :flange may extend the 'whele depll! er thicknesseti' the detiehahle heel er steleJ lmeerding te the inventien,inereever, 'in erder le lin the detachable heel er Sele in .its nermalpesi'ljen el? ueeH-tliali is .in lhe .peeiliien in which il' abul'eagainst lhe dewnuuarcln ly extending; llfine'e elf the base er helderplate and lhue lie prevent lengituiflinal er other Sliding; inevenleni:ef l'he detachable heel or Sele with reepeel: lie the heet er ehee Whenin um; lixinp; nieane Sueh lier instance as a Sheet inelzal. tag er tegeer the equivaleifitnmy be hahle heeh Sele er ether wearv l; hae` alleeheen infepeeeil te provide a 213,593, and ni e1-eat einem .apli-n e,lez?.

previded Le extend :frein llie part ef' the deraehal'ile heel er sellewhich causes te lie ageii'ii-:t er adjaeenlv te the iilewnwardly eX-leiniing flange afi( remid end te page *ehreuglr a elet er slel'spriwided lier il purpose in lhe dewnwardly extending' hmge. the leeg erlage er lnhe equivalent heine` adapted eassily te he 'benl'7 inte apeeitien "ce engage with er again le Vthe euler 'lfulee el lhe {lang-2eAccording lie the inventiein niereever, means may he pre filled lefacilitate the remevil. e'll the heel er Sele when il becomes wei-n.llhufi ene. er ri'iere lielee er recesses may he previiiled in lliedewni fardly extendingY 'Flange hereinheere i Yu'red lne ee that en the:ihee'v me ,i leef er 'lage er the equivl lem heine; ,Citrainhl'enedeut` le permit their Withdrawal Ylfreni the eerreenemline eletel eletsin lhe l eef'uwardl y extending' 'llzini'xjej a, punch r ether feel maybe applied through the l eles er refeeeee ,in the flange lie drive effthe del'ziehzahle heel er fiele.` 'll he Slel' er filete er the equifalenl may he enlarged er {laredoutwaiil al; their outer enih er lillerih er ribs whirfh engage therewith may he l; pererfl ei: elherwisereduced in eresie-wehen afl; the respective end ee lhal thus iheleealiien el' l'he inierliuzliing parie in peeileiefn te he engaged byl'he sliding heel er eele lengiludinalljer etherwiee with reep wt te eheheer er Sele may he facilitated.

rlllhe inventifm, Further Cen'iprisee the fea? lures hereii'iailfterderiurrihed 'il he inventien ie hereinafter deeeribed with referenee ivithe aeeeninanying diagrainina- .ie drawing7 ,in Vwhich i Figure l ie aparl; sectional side elevation el the rear part elf a ehee prerided witha delacl' ehle heel, meerding le the inventien; Vhe detachable heelheine` ehewn in a pesitien in erhieli il is partly applied upon JtheShoe;

lligure 2 is a eide elevarfien showing the delievhahle heel in theposition e' use upon lille ehee; l

Figure 3 ifi a rep plan rnew eli the detachable heel 5 F i eure 4L is zre: ,r eleval'iien e'l the Shoe with l'he delaf'luihle heel reinevecl,and

Figure ie a erees-seeliei'i corresponding lie Figure lin Carri/*innY theinreulien nite elleei'y aeeercling); le ene censlrueii and wilhrelierenee le lhe aeeeinpenyine dii-ieraininetie chewing; the heellilf't 'is prevideijl en it@ uudersurlfaee with a metal hase plateSecured in position by means such as nails or screws.

A pair or parallel longitudinally extending sectiony adapted to engageand to interlock with corresponding undercut slots d or recesses in thedetachable heel (l. The ribs or bars c advantageously extend short otthe rear of th-e heel and the slots (Z or recesses in the heel l may besubstantially co-extensive so that thus the rear part of the heelpresents an unbroken contour.

As shown in Figure l, the detachable heel l is applied in position bysliding longitudinally towards the toe ot the shoe, the position of usebeingvdetermined, by means ot a flange ZJ extending downwardly trom thebase plate at the front end thereof. Sheet metal tags e or theequivalent may be provided upon the detachable heel advantageously flushwith the upper surface thereof, the tags e or the equivalent beingadapted to extend through corresponding slots b2 in the tlange Z1 oitthe base plate Z), and (as shown in Figure 2) being turned orbentupwardly or downwardly to engage with or against the outer or front faceof the flange b. By such means it will be understood that the detachableheel may be held firmly in positionduring wear.

VVhen it is desired to remove the detachable heel Z for the purpose ofreplacement or reneWal, the tags are st-raightened out to permit theirwithdrawal from the slot o2 in the flange and in order to facilitate theremoval of the heel l by sliding rearwardly holes b3 may be provided inthe flange Z2 in suitable positions whereby a punch or other tool may beapplied against the liront part ot the heel cZ- todrive the latter oli'.Furthermore, in order to facilitate the application of the heel intoposition, the slots d in the heel (Z may be enlarged or tlared outwardlyat the front end,as indicated in Figure 3.

The tags e may be secured to the heel Z by providing them at their rearpart with downwardlyextending serrated flanges e or the like which aredriven into the leather or other material of which the upper part ot thehecl CZ is made. rllhe heel Z may be made in one piece ot leather,rubber, metal or other suitable material, or, as shown in the drawings,

Lessen may be made olf two or more superimposed layers nailed orotherwise secured together to form an integral part.

It will be understood that the invention is not limited to theconstruction hereinbefore described. For example, the downwardlycxtending tlange Z2 of the base plate I) may be provided at the rear orat the rear and sides and may be curved or shaped to the contour of theheel, in which case the heel (I is applied in position by Islidingrearwardly. Furthermore, the tags e may be otherwise disposed and may beadapted to be bent laterally to engage with or against the outer ortrout vface ot' the flange 0'; while in place ot' lju-oviding the ribsor bars e upon the heel litt or other corresponding part, they may beprovided upon the detachable heel, the undercut slots being provided inthe heel lil't.

In a slightly modified construction, the base plate Z) may be slightlysmaller than the lift a and may be recessed therein so as to leave anupstanding non-mctallic margin and thus to avoid the apparance of anymetal a i the sides or rear ol the heel and to provide only a simpleline joint between the parts (L and (l.

It will be obvious that the present, invern tion is applicable to thesoles of boots and shoes as well as to the heels thereof as particularly described.

that I claim is A shoe heel having upper and lower sertions, a platesecured against the under tace ot' the upper heel section and havingI a,depending portion at its front edge constituting an abutment and formedwith an opening, a longitudinally extending rib depending,r t'rom theplate between the abutment and the rear end of the plate and dovetailedin rmss set'- tion, the lower heel section having a longit udinallyextending groove opening through it s front edge lace and dovetailed incross .seetion to snugly receive the rib, and a Fastener having anattaching portion secured against the upper tace oit the lower heel.sert ion and a tongue projecting toiwvardly and passed through theopening` in said abutnunt and bent into clinching engagement with thefront face thereof.

In testimony whereof l. have hereunto signed my name.

HAR-RY A Sl I ER.

